Powder and puff box



June 28, 1938. -1 A MITCHELL4 2,122,350

POWDER AND PUFF BOX Filed oct. 29, 195

.l l llllllllllllIlll//llllllll/l/ll Inventor #mes Ma'c'hel] A orneysPatented June 28, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to toilet articles and more particularly to a boxfor powder and a puff, the object of 'the invention being to provide areceptacle for containing therein powder and a 5 puff or applicator, andinvolvingv a structure which will facilitate the application of a powderto a portion of the puff as is desirable, for subsequent applicaticn ofthe powder to the body of the user.

As is well known, in applying powder to the body through the medium of apowder pui-i, it is desirous of first covering but a portion,substantially half of the puff with powder instead of covering theentire surface oi the puii as the latter results only in waste of thepowder and also in the waste powder falling onto the clothes orgarments.

To facilitate therefor the application of powder only to a part of thepowder puff is one of the salient features and objects of the presentinvention.

The present invention together with its objects and advantages will bebest understood from a study of the following description taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing where- 1n:-

Figure 1 is a plan View of a powder box with the cover removed.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View through the box with the cover inposition on the box.

Referring to the drawing by reference numerals it will be seen that theimproved powder and puff box comprises a receptacle 5 which may be madeof any suitable material and which is preferably cylindrical. The box 5which is open at its top has the peripheral wall thereof formed toprovide a shoulder 6 and above the shoulder the box is provided withexternal screw threads l.

Also for the box there is provided a removable puff compartment 8 whichlatter is in the nature, 'in the present embodiment of the invention, ofa circular shallow tray provided with a depending skirt internallythreaded as at 9 complemental to the threads 'I whereby the compartment8 may by readily screwed onto the wall of the receptacle 5 with the endof the skirt abutting the shoulder 6. Also the skirt is providedinternally with a shoulder I to abut the uppermost edge of the wall ofthe box when the compartment is threaded home onto the box.

The box or tray 8 is provided with a bottom I I from which a segmentalportion is removed to provide a substantially segmental-shaped openingI2.

For the opening I2 there is provided a substantially segmental-shapedclosure I3 which has wipingcontact with the under side of the bottom IIand is pivoted to the bottom I I as at i4. This closure constitutes theadjustable means for governing the amount of powder which may be desiredto be applied to the puff.

To facilitate the shifting oi the closure I3 into and out of positionacross the opening i2 said closure I3 is provided with a handle or knobI5.

The removable box section or compartment 8 is adapted to receive andaccommodate a conventional powder puff I6.

For the box there is also provided a cap or closure I'I having adepending skirt adapted to be sleeved onto the removal section 8 asshown.

The receptacle 5 is adapted to contain powder I8 to the desired level.

When it is desired to apply powder to the body cap I1 is removed. Thepuit I6 is caused to contact the powder I8 by slightly depressing thepuff through the opening I2 or by slight, gentle upward thrust of thebox with the iingers holding the puir in position over the opening I2.

It is thought that a clear understanding oi the construction, utilityand advantages `of the invention will be had without a more detaileddescription.

It is to be further understood that while I have herein shown andillustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention that it is in nowise intended to limit the invention to the specific details ofconstruction herein illustrated and described other than may be requiredby the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:-

A powder and puff containercomprising a receptacle, a partition memberin the receptacle dividing the same into a lower powder receivingchamber and an upper puff receiving chamber, a cover for the puifchamber, said partition having an opening therein of a size slightlyless than that of half of the partition, said opening being located toone side of the center plane of the partition, and a closure plate forsaid opening movably supported on the under face of the partition, forentirely closing the opening or closing the same to any desired extent,whereby by adjusting the closure member any desired part of half of apui placed in the puri chamber can receive powder from the powderchamber by rst adjusting the closure, then putting the puff in place andthen shaking the container to cause the powder to contact the exposedunder part of the pui.

JAMES A. MITCHELL.

